Table 2.
Dose/kg | PFT Pre (Nm) | PFT Post (Nm) | Change | PPP Pre (N/cm2) | PPP Post (N/cm2) | Change | DFROM pre Knee Extended/Flexed (degrees) | DFROM post Knee Extended/Flexed (degrees) | Change | |
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Placebo Group | ||||||||||
1 | 0 | 25 | 22 | −3 | 41 | 41 | 0 | −4/6 | −4/0 | 0/−6 |
2 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 2 | 27 | 36 | 9 | −4/8 | −10/4 | −6/−4 |
3 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 60 | 63 | 3 | 0/7 | 0/0 | 0/−7 |
4 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 5 | 53 | 34 | −19 | −4/−3 | −2/8 | 2/10 |
5 | 0 | 56 | 58 | 2 | 31 | 36 | 5 | 0/8 | 2/10 | 2/2 |
Average ± SD | 3 ± 4 | 0 ± 11 | 0 ± 3/−1 ± 7 | |||||||
200 Unit Group | ||||||||||
6 | 2.0 | 81 | 52 | −29 | 34 | 31 | −3 | 4/10 | 3/6 | −1/−4 |
7 | 2.2 | 17 | 10 | −7 | 31 | 29 | −2 | 0/0 | 3/2 | 3/2 |
8 | 2.0 | 14 | 12 | −2 | 84 | 93 | 9 | 0/4 | 9/6 | 9/2 |
9 | 1.9 | 25 | 23 | −2 | 24 | 31 | 7 | −5/10 | 2/0 | 7/−10 |
10 | 2.0 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 60 | 53 | −7 | −4/2 | −2/2 | 2/0 |
11 | 2.0 | 70 | 59 | −11 | 59 | 20 | −39 | −8/8 | −5/10 | 3/2 |
12 | 1.9 | 30 | 23 | −7 | 51 | 55 | 4 | −6/6 | 0/0 | 6/−6 |
Average ± SD | −8 ± 11 | −4 ± 16 | 4 ± 3/−2 ± 5 | |||||||
300 Unit Group | ||||||||||
13 | 2.0 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 6 | 4/10 | 0/2 | −4/−8 |
14 | 3.2 | 13 | 10 | −3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2/2 | 8/14 | 6/12 |
15 | 2.1 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 38 | 39 | 1 | −4/4 | 3/11 | 7/7 |
16 | 2.3 | 22 | 17 | −5 | 34 | 27 | −7 | 0/2 | −4/2 | −4/0 |
17 | 2.4 | 36 | 53 | 17 | 32 | 31 | −1 | 8/16 | 5/14 | −3/−2 |
Average ± SD | 6 ± 10 | 0 ± 5 | 0 ± 6/2 ± 8 |
PFT=plantarflexor peak torque, PPP=peak plantar pressure, DFROM=dorsiflexion range of motion